Hawaiian tropical low shrublands
The Hawaiian tropical low shrublands are a tropical savanna ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands. These shrublands cover an area of in the leeward lowlands of the main islands and most of the smaller islands, including the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The ecoregion includes both grasslands and mixed shrublands. Kāwelu, mauu akiaki, akiaki, and Lepturus repens are common grassland plants. Shrublands are dominated by ilima, aalii, naupaka, hinahina kū kahakai, kīpūkai, mao, akoko, āheahea, naio, kolokolo kahakai, and pūkiawe. More than 90% of the plant species found in this ecoregion are endemic, including ōhai, āwiwi, and wahine noho kula.
